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09/03/2014

New England had wonderful weather for Labor Day Weekend! I spent the weekend in Camden, ME enjoying the annual Windjammer Festival. Fun events included a Build-a Boat construction with a boat race, a crate race crossing 27 crates without falling in the water and a water rescue demonstration by the Camden Fire Department. Of course I had to introduce myself to the fire department rescue team and Fire Chief Chris Farley. Chief Farley gave me a fire department vest to wear while I took a few pictures of the demonstration to share on our Safety Source blog. During each demonstration, Chief Farley described the rescue method being used. I learned the importance of communicating with the victim during the water rescue. One demonstration focused on a victim thrashing his arms in the water. The fire fighter approached the victim, told him he was there to save him, and then the fire fighter pushed the victim under water to gain control. Once the victim was submerged, he stopped flailing his arms so the rescuer could do his job.

Thanks to the Camden Fire Department for educating residents and vacationers on this lifesaving service performed by fire departments everywhere.

12/18/2013

I am a frequent visitor on Pinterest, especially around the holidays. While scrolling through the holiday decorating pins a few alarming craft ideas involving candles came up. Many photos of candles nestled in pine branches on the mantel or balancing on trees. Yikes. Take a few minutes to read through our candle fire safety tip sheet and holiday tip sheet before lighting candles around your holiday decorations. Candles are pretty and definitely add to the holiday ambiance, but they are also open flames and can cause fires. When in doubt, go for the battery-operated candle. They have the same effect but are much safer.

10/21/2013

Onslow County Firefighter's Association in North Carolina teamed up with
Lowe's for a successful Fire Prevention Kick-Off and guess who made an
appearance? Sparky the Fire Dog was
there to help promote FPW! There were
over 900 attendees at the Fire Prevention Kick-Off. There were many different activities
including fire departments in the area teaching at different learning stations
for kids and adults. Each fire
department was responsible for teaching one or two fire safety messages. Check out these photos from the event.

10/17/2013

Southwest VFD and Emergency Services in Jacksonville, NC visited Blue Creek Elementary to remind the kindergarten students that firefighters are our friends. They also talked about how important it is to get outside and stay outside if the smoke alarms sounds. I wonder if Sparky the Fire Dog made an appearance?

10/15/2013

Timo Juurakko, a Public Education Network Representative, in Maple Ridge, British Columbia had a successful Read for Fire Safety event at Maple Ridge Elementary school with a kindergarten class. He said, "They loved the “read and
play” version and having it projected onto a screen was great!".

10/11/2013

NFPA headquarters is abuzz with Fire Prevention Week activities. We are generating lots of excitement
from events with Lego Land and Dominos Pizza, kitchen safety demonstrations,
evacuation training, media tours, and news that our Sparky™ fire safety app and
e-books have been extremely popular on Amazon this week. I
think it is fair to say, though, that one of our favorite activities is the
Older Adult Luncheon we hosted yesterday.
We invited seniors from the community to join us for lunch, fire safety
tips from our Remembering When™ program, and a presentation about the historic 1942
Cocoanut Grove Night Club Fire. In
addition to the fascinating presentation by Casey Grant and Sue Marsh, NFPA
employees volunteered for a variety of jobs such as coffee and lunch servers,
photographers, ushers, greeters, and all of the behind the scenes work that an
event like this requires. It was an “all
hands on deck” event and I am very proud to work with folks who are eager to
jump right in and help out. As a result,
our guests had a wonderful afternoon and left very happy.

As the person who coordinated the event, I was
extremely thankful for all the help from NFPA staff and sent an email to
express my gratitude. In return, I
received message after message from volunteers thanking me for the
opportunity to participate. Many of us
left the event with warm hearts knowing we made a difference in the lives of
our wonderful guests.
The feeling of giving
back to our neighbors in the community is amazing. One of the volunteers, Christine Ellis, said
it best in her message, “We are the lucky ones.” I agree, Christine!

10/09/2013

Happy Fire Prevention Week! Fire safety is in the air this week. I love all the worksheets that are coming home from school, all the news stories reaching out and teaching people how to keep safe from fire. This is by far, my favorite week. We received some great news yesterday that Sparky's Birthday Surprise app was #1 on Amazon's Best Sellers list!

People everywhere are sharing this great storybook app with the kids in their lives. Help us spread the word and download for your kids today. Did I mention the app is FREE? What people are saying:

10/02/2013

A First Responder
Fair was organized by the Honolulu Police Department to showcase the efforts of
first responders in the community in September. It was held on the
Honolulu Hale civic grounds which is a busy area where the Mayor’s office and
other city and county departments are located. The Honolulu Fire
Department sponsored an Artboard event highlighting the 2013, NFPA Fire
Prevention Week Theme – Prevent Kitchen Fires, purchasing all the necessary
equipment, supplies and manpower needed to make this event a success.
This was not a contest and no prizes were awarded.

The purpose was not to
make this competitive, but rather collaborative, partnering with the community
to promote fire safety and save lives. This event was held from 10am to
2pm, with approximately 120 volunteer artists who participated in the
event. Participating artists ranged from middle and high school students,
University of Hawaii students, professional independent artists, and non-profit
community groups (ex: 808 Urban and Girl Scouts of America). This event
proved to be a unique and a well received way to deliver fire safety messages to
prevent kitchen fires to community members and tourists visiting the island.

Tracy Koslowski presents Tanja Tanner with Arizona's Life Safety Educator of the Year award

(Goodyear,
AZ) Goodyear Fire Department Community Education Coordinator Tanja Tanner has
been selected as this year’s recipient of the Life Safety Educator of the Year
by the Arizona Fire and Burn Educators Association. Tanja was presented the award this week
during the 40th annual Arizona State Fire School in Mesa, AZ. Individuals are nominated and awarded this
honor based on their significant accomplishments and contributions in Fire and
Life Safety Education in Arizona. Selection of the Fire and Life Safety
Educator of the Year is firmly established upon outstanding work as an
educator, success in increasing public awareness about safety issues, being a
positive role model in their community, achievements in the fire and life
safety field locally, statewide and nationally, along with a commitment to
excellence in their educational efforts.

Interim
Fire Chief Paul Luizzi stated “Tanja easily made each and every one of these
qualifications and then some”! He
further stated “Tanya’s commitment to keeping our children and community safe
was forefront for her selection”.